NTP Technical
Report on THC and Cancer in Mice
This is a study of whether THC - the primary active ingredient in marijuana -
causes cancer in mice and rats. The study concluded that rats dosed with THC
often had lower rates of cancer and lived longer than those that were not dosed.

A Criticial Review of the Research
Literature Concerning Some Biological and Psychological Effects of
Cannabis by Dr. Peter L. Nelson (1993). A critical review of the research literature
concerning some biological and psychological effects of cannabis. In Advisory Committee on
Illicit Drugs (Eds.), Cannabis and the law in Queensland: A discussion paper (pp.
113-152). Brisbane: Criminal Justice Commission of Queensland.

Testimony of
Lester Grinspoon, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School before the Crime Subcommittee of the Judiciary
Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., October 1, 1997

Senate Joint Resolution No. 8
- The resolution which passed the California legislature in 1993, calling for the medical
use of marijuana. This resolution was vetoed by Governor Pete Wilson because he says that
allowing sick people to have medicine "sends the wrong message".